If you've read her simple and easy recipes for chicken or her week's worth of dinner menu ideas, then you'll love this new series by Times food editor Janet Keeler. She's compiling simple recipes and ideas for everything from easy cocktail recipes to simple cookie ideas that you can use in your kitchen or when entertaining. If you've ever wondered how you can find easy meal recipes or simple ideas for entertaining, this series is a great start.

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25 healthy lunch ideas for work

25 snacks with under 100 calories

25 sweet somethings for your Mom for Mother's Day

25 quick soup recipes for any night of the week

Raise your chips to delectable homemade dips

Homemade salad dressing recipe is simple and satisfying

Drink recipes offer liquid refreshment with tropical flair

25 holiday appetizers to dazzle your guests

Choose fab, not frozen: 25 easy vegetable side dishes

Dress up dinner with 25 homemade pasta sauces

25 recipes for refrigerated sugar cookie dough

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• A great solution for portion control
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• 2011: Christmas Cookie Hall of Fame
• 2010: Good things come in small packages
• 2009: Mmmm, holiday cookies
• 2008: Cookie recipes to sweeten your holidays
• 2007: Cookie Magic
• 2006: From their recipe files to yours
• 2005: Bake two, they're small
• 2004: The joy of cookies
• 2003: The best from our bake shop
• 2002: Which looks good to you?

Cookielicious

Cookies bring people together more than any other sweet treat. Maybe it's the communal nature of the platter, but when a plate of homemade cookies appears, people gather in an excited frenzy. Cookies have that power.

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